Darlingtonia Torr.

Darlingtonia californica

Darlingtonia californica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Sarraceniaceae
Genus: Darlingtonia
Species: D. californica

Name

Darlingtonia Torr., Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 6(4): 4 (1853), nom. cons.

• Type species: Darlingtonia californica Torr.

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Chrysamphora Greene in Pittonia 2: 191 (1891)

Homonyms

• Darlingtonia DC. (1825), nom. rej. = synonym of Desmanthus Willd. (Fabaceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Northwestern U.S.A. Oregon Southwestern U.S.A. California Introduced into British Columbia, Washington. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Torrey, J. 1853. On the Darlingtonia californica, a new pitcher plant, from northern California. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge 6(4): 1–8. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Darlingtonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Oct. 08. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Darlingtonia. Published online. Accessed: 08. Oct. 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Darlingtonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 08 Oct. 2024.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Kobralilie
English: California Pitcher plant, Cobra Lily
suomi: Kaliforniantötteröt

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